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Rule Dramatic Seascapes

Dramatic Seascapes Forecast for Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal

Lagoa, Faro, Portugal

Lagoa is a base for the central Algarve's limestone arches, sea caves, stacks, and scalloped beaches around Benagil and Praia da Marinha.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Wave Height0.1m
Swell Height0.1m
Wind Speed3.3m/s (calm conditions)
Wind Gusts4.7m/s
Cloud Cover0%
Visibility24134 (Clear)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Lisbon

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (85-hour forecast)

  • Coastal Drama Score100% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Dramatic Seascapes conditions across Algarve, Portugal. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Lagoa.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Lagoa during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
4
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 90 days
19
recorded matching windows · 52% average confidence
Last 365 days
49
recorded matching windows · 61% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 12 of 49 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

February, with 20 of 49 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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85-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 85-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 85 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Lisbon
Coastal Drama Score
≥ 45.0%
Sat, Aug 22
06:004.3%
07:005.5%
08:004.4%
09:004.4%
10:003.5%
11:003.4%
12:004.5%
13:005.5%
14:004.5%
15:004.5%
16:004.5%
17:003.5%
18:003.4%
19:003.4%
20:004.5%
21:004.4%
22:005.5%
23:005.5%
Sun, Aug 23
24:004.4%
01:004.4%
02:005.5%
03:007.1%
04:006.3%
05:008.6%
06:0011%
07:0011%
08:008.2%
09:005.1%
10:005.1%
11:004.4%
12:004.3%
13:005.3%
14:004.3%
15:007.4%
16:006%
17:005.1%
18:007.3%
19:006.4%
20:007.4%
21:0010%
22:0011%
23:0010%
Mon, Aug 24
24:0011%
01:008%
02:0011%
03:009.2%
04:009.2%
05:009.9%
06:007.2%
07:006.8%
08:006.8%
09:008.5%
10:0012%
11:006.1%
12:006.1%
13:005.5%
14:005.5%
15:006.5%
16:007.8%
17:005.5%
18:004.4%
19:004.4%
20:004.4%
21:004.4%
22:004.4%
23:004.4%
Tue, Aug 25
24:004.4%
01:005.5%
02:005.5%
03:005.5%
04:005.5%
05:004.4%
06:004.4%
07:005.5%
08:005.5%
09:005.5%
10:004.4%
11:008.2%
12:008.2%
13:005.5%
14:005.5%
15:006.1%
16:005.1%
17:006.1%
18:006.1%
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Coastal Drama Score mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Europe/Lisbon
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Primary Swell Height
m
Primary Wave Direction
°
Significant Wave Height
m
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Direction
°
Wind Gusts
m/s
Wind Speed
m/s
Wind Wave Height
m
Wind Wave Period
s
Sat, Aug 22 Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 20:16
20:00
0% 0% 0% 0.06m 261° 0.06m 0% 288° 4.7m/s 3.3m/s 0.08m 1.3s
21:00
0% 0% 0% 0.05m 266° 0.08m 0% 296° 3.4m/s 2.5m/s 0.1m 1.4s
22:00
0% 0% 0% 0.05m 271° 0.11m 0% 303° 1.9m/s 1.8m/s 0.11m 1.6s
23:00
0% 0% 0% 0.05m 271° 0.13m 0% 308° 1.3m/s 1.3m/s 0.13m 1.7s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 20:16
24:00
0% 0% 0% 0.05m 270° 0.15m 0% 287° 1m/s 0.83m/s 0.15m 1.8s
01:00
0% 0% 0% 0.05m 270° 0.17m 0% 249° 0.82m/s 0.65m/s 0.17m 1.9s
02:00
0% 0% 0% 0.08m 268° 0.15m 0% 152° 0.61m/s 0.47m/s 0.15m 1.9s
03:00
0% 0% 0% 0.1m 267° 0.14m 0% 133° 1m/s 0.95m/s 0.14m 1.9s
04:00
1% 8% 0% 0.13m 265° 0.12m 8% 129° 1.1m/s 1.1m/s 0.12m 2s
05:00
5% 26% 0% 0.11m 269° 0.1m 26% 132° 1.2m/s 1.1m/s 0.1m 1.8s
06:00
0% 36% 0% 0.08m 273° 0.09m 36% 138° 1.3m/s 1.2m/s 0.09m 1.6s
07:00
0% 48% 0% 0.06m 278° 0.07m 48% 135° 1.5m/s 1.4m/s 0.07m 1.4s
08:00
0% 76% 0% 0.06m 272° 0.06m 76% 136° 2.7m/s 1.7m/s 0.07m 1.4s
09:00
0% 100% 0% 0.06m 267° 0.06m 100% 163° 5.4m/s 2.8m/s 0.08m 1.5s
10:00
0% 100% 0% 0.06m 262° 0.05m 100% 168° 6.6m/s 4.3m/s 0.08m 1.5s
11:00
100% 98% 0% 0.06m 262° 0.04m 100% 177° 7.4m/s 5.5m/s 0.07m 1.4s
12:00
100% 97% 0% 0.05m 263° 0.04m 100% 180° 7.6m/s 5.6m/s 0.07m 1.3s
13:00
90% 91% 100% 0.05m 263° 0.03m 100% 182° 7.8m/s 6.1m/s 0.06m 1.2s
14:00
0% 89% 98% 0.05m 256° 0.03m 98% 185° 7.3m/s 5.8m/s 0.06m 1.2s
15:00
0% 74% 65% 0.05m 248° 0.03m 79% 188° 7m/s 5.6m/s 0.07m 1.2s
16:00
0% 82% 17% 0.05m 241° 0.03m 82% 189° 7.4m/s 5.8m/s 0.07m 1.2s
17:00
0% 96% 4% 0.06m 244° 0.05m 96% 190° 7.9m/s 5.1m/s 0.08m 1.3s
18:00
0% 89% 0% 0.06m 247° 0.06m 89% 188° 8.3m/s 4.2m/s 0.08m 1.3s
19:00
0% 97% 0% 0.07m 250° 0.08m 97% 195° 8.7m/s 4.5m/s 0.09m 1.4s
20:00
0% 88% 0% 0.07m 251° 0.08m 88% 195° 8.7m/s 4.2m/s 0.09m 1.4s
21:00
0% 52% 0% 0.06m 252° 0.09m 52% 194° 8.8m/s 4m/s 0.09m 1.5s
22:00
0% 44% 0% 0.06m 253° 0.09m 44% 195° 8.9m/s 3.8m/s 0.09m 1.5s
23:00
0% 50% 0% 0.07m 258° 0.1m 50% 195° 8.5m/s 3.7m/s 0.1m 1.6s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 06:57 Sunset 20:15
24:00
0% 39% 0% 0.07m 263° 0.11m 39% 199° 8.9m/s 3.5m/s 0.12m 1.7s
01:00
0% 14% 0% 0.08m 268° 0.12m 14% 202° 9.4m/s 3.8m/s 0.13m 1.8s
02:00
0% 41% 0% 0.07m 269° 0.13m 41% 214° 9.8m/s 4.5m/s 0.14m 1.8s
03:00
0% 24% 0% 0.06m 271° 0.15m 24% 211° 9.5m/s 4.1m/s 0.16m 1.9s
04:00
0% 25% 0% 0.05m 272° 0.16m 25% 211° 8.8m/s 3.7m/s 0.17m 1.9s
05:00
0% 37% 0% 0.05m 273° 0.18m 37% 212° 8.4m/s 3.5m/s 0.19m 2s
06:00
0% 15% 0% 0.06m 275° 0.2m 15% 211° 8.2m/s 3.5m/s 0.2m 2.1s
07:00
0% 10% 0% 0.06m 276° 0.22m 10% 217° 8.6m/s 3.6m/s 0.22m 2.1s
08:00
0% 7% 0% 0.07m 277° 0.22m 7% 220° 9.1m/s 4.1m/s 0.22m 2.2s
09:00
0% 23% 0% 0.08m 278° 0.21m 23% 223° 9.5m/s 5.6m/s 0.21m 2.2s
10:00
55% 26% 0% 0.09m 279° 0.21m 55% 223° 8.6m/s 6m/s 0.21m 2.2s
11:00
100% 30% 0% 0.08m 281° 0.2m 100% 221° 8.4m/s 6m/s 0.2m 2.1s
12:00
100% 25% 3% 0.06m 284° 0.18m 100% 221° 8.3m/s 6.2m/s 0.18m 2.1s
13:00
6% 9% 0% 0.05m 286° 0.17m 12% 225° 8.1m/s 6.2m/s 0.17m 2s
14:00
4% 3% 0% 0.07m 285° 0.18m 5% 229° 7.7m/s 6m/s 0.18m 2s
15:00
0% 14% 0% 0.08m 284° 0.19m 14% 237° 7.3m/s 6m/s 0.19m 2s
16:00
5% 25% 0% 0.1m 284° 0.2m 25% 248° 7m/s 5.9m/s 0.2m 2s
17:00
12% 10% 3% 0.1m 280° 0.2m 14% 263° 6.5m/s 5.4m/s 0.2m 2s
18:00
5% 6% 1% 0.09m 276° 0.19m 6% 272° 5.9m/s 5m/s 0.19m 2s
19:00
5% 7% 0% 0.09m 273° 0.19m 8% 280° 5.3m/s 4.4m/s 0.19m 2s
20:00
5% 1% 0% 0.09m 273° 0.2m 5% 287° 4.4m/s 3m/s 0.2m 2.1s
21:00
5% 0% 0% 0.09m 273° 0.21m 5% 285° 2.9m/s 2.2m/s 0.21m 2.1s
22:00
5% 0% 0% 0.09m 273° 0.22m 5% 287° 2.2m/s 1.7m/s 0.22m 2.1s
23:00
5% 0% 0% 0.11m 274° 0.26m 5% 295° 1.7m/s 1.6m/s 0.26m 2.3s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 06:58 Sunset 20:13
24:00
5% 0% 0% 0.13m 275° 0.29m 5% 302° 1.2m/s 1.2m/s 0.29m 2.4s
01:00
5% 1% 0% 0.15m 276° 0.33m 5% 306° 1.1m/s 1.1m/s 0.33m 2.6s
02:00
5% 0% 0% 0.16m 276° 0.34m 5% 311° 1m/s 0.95m/s 0.34m 2.6s
03:00
5% 0% 0% 0.18m 276° 0.36m 5% 315° 0.92m/s 0.79m/s 0.36m 2.6s
04:00
5% 0% 0% 0.19m 276° 0.37m 5% 320° 0.82m/s 0.63m/s 0.37m 2.7s
05:00
5% 1% 0% 0.15m 276° 0.39m 6% 285° 2m/s 2m/s 0.39m 2.7s
06:00
5% 2% 0% 0.11m 275° 0.41m 6% 251° 3.2m/s 3.3m/s 0.41m 2.8s
07:00
5% 4% 0% 0.07m 274° 0.43m 7% 216° 4.3m/s 4.6m/s 0.43m 2.8s
08:00
5% 2% 0% 0.08m 274° 0.45m 6% 226° 5.7m/s 5.4m/s 0.45m 2.9s
09:00
5% 1% 0% 0.09m 274° 0.46m 6% 236° 7.1m/s 6.3m/s 0.46m 3s
10:00
5% 0% 0% 0.1m 274° 0.48m 5% 247° 8.4m/s 7.2m/s 0.48m 3s
11:00
3% 0% 27% 0.09m 273° 0.46m 30% 257° 8.5m/s 7.1m/s 0.46m 3s
12:00
2% 0% 54% 0.08m 273° 0.43m 55% 267° 8.6m/s 7m/s 0.43m 3s
13:00
0% 0% 80% 0.07m 273° 0.41m 80% 277° 8.7m/s 6.9m/s 0.41m 2.9s
14:00
0% 0% 87% 0.07m 274° 0.39m 87% 286° 8.4m/s 6.4m/s 0.39m 2.8s
15:00
0% 0% 93% 0.06m 274° 0.37m 93% 295° 8m/s 5.8m/s 0.37m 2.7s
16:00
0% 0% 100% 0.06m 275° 0.35m 100% 305° 7.6m/s 5.3m/s 0.35m 2.6s
17:00
0% 0% 100% 0.09m 274° 0.35m 100% 305° 7.2m/s 5m/s 0.35m 2.6s
18:00
0% 0% 100% 0.13m 273° 0.36m 100% 306° 6.8m/s 4.7m/s 0.36m 2.6s
19:00
0% 0% 100% 0.16m 273° 0.36m 100% 306° 6.4m/s 4.4m/s 0.36m 2.7s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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